Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

Event
$25 Dumpling and Martini Saturdays

Sat, 31 Dec, 2022
Chu the Phat, South Brisbane

This South Brisbane favourite is pairing drinks and dumplings for just $25 every weekend.

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News
Gelato Messina Is Dropping Its Own Mint Slice Biscuits for Father's Day (or Your Own Snacks)

These minty treats aren't stuffed with gelato, sadly, but your dad will still want to devour a 12-pack.

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Event
Bark Fest

Sat, 20 Aug - Sat, 27 Aug 2022
Orion Springfield Central, Springfield Central

Hit up a pooch yoga session, shop your way around a canine-friendly market and get your barking bestie modelling on the dog walk.

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News
Ten Movies You Need to Stream Via MIFF Play 2022, Melbourne International Film Festival's Online Fest

It’s the MIFF you can hit up when you’re not at MIFF — and when the festival’s in-person program wraps up for the year.

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News
'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' Gives the MCU a Smashing Mix of Silly Sitcom Fun and Superhero Satire

Disney+’s latest Marvel series takes its cues from ‘Ally McBeal’ and ‘Fleabag’, but with caped crusaders — and it has a whole lot of fun with the end result.

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'House of the Dragon' Is Coming — and a Giant Dragon Egg Has Popped Up in Melbourne to Prove It

Melburnians can head to Federation Square to pretend they're in House Targaryen — but the four-metre-tall dragon egg is only on display for two days.

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Event
Dogs Go Ballistic 2022

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022
Ballistic Beer Co, Salisbury

Ask your barking bestie to take you to this brewery's one-day dog festival.

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Event
Blooms and Tunes 2022

Sat, 10 Sep - Sun, 11 Sep 2022
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane

Listen to live music, tuck into a picnic and check out Roma Street Parkland's blossoming flowers.

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The IKEA Festival

Fri, 26 Aug - Sat, 10 Sep 2022
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

IKEA is spending 16 days hosting plant workshops, cooking demonstrations, dance sessions, DJ sets, food tastings and more.

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Event
The IKEA Festival

Fri, 26 Aug - Sat, 10 Sep 2022
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne

IKEA is spending 16 days hosting ABBA flash mobs, dance parties, yoga sessions, food tastings and more.

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Event
The IKEA Festival

Fri, 26 Aug - Sat, 10 Sep 2022
Various Sydney venues, Sydney

IKEA is spending 16 days hosting free terrarium workshops, interior designer speed-dating sessions, plant-based cooking demonstrations, nail salons, food tastings and more.

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Event
Armakeggon 2022

Sat, 10 Sep, 2022
Archive Beer Boutique, West End

Spend a spring Saturday indulging in one-off brews in West End.

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Event
Boho Luxe Market 2022

Fri, 26 Aug - Sun, 28 Aug 2022
Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton

Bringing the Byron Bay lifestyle to Melbourne for three days of market stalls, food trucks and glamping inspiration.

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Event
Thursday Night Jazz Club

Thu, 5 Jan, 2023
The Walrus Club, Toowong

Pair more than 100 different rums with silky tunes every Thursday night.

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Event
Italian Film Festival 2022

Wed, 21 Sep - Sun, 16 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Brisbane's Italian Film Festival is back for 2022 with box office hits, Sophia Loren-starring classics and a Luca Guadagnino-helmed documentary about a shoemaker to the stars.

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Event
Italian Film Festival 2022

Thu, 15 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Melbourne's Italian Film Festival is back for 2022 with Italian box office hits, Sophia Loren-starring classics and a Luca Guadagnino-helmed documentary about a shoemaker to the stars.

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Italian Film Festival 2022

Tue, 13 Sep - Wed, 12 Oct 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Sydney's Italian Film Festival is back for 2022 with Italian box office hits, Sophia Loren-starring classics and a Luca Guadagnino-helmed documentary about a shoemaker to the stars.

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News
Get Ready for Euro Holiday Cravings: Australia's Italian Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2022 Lineup

Italian box office hits, Sophia Loren-starring classics, a Luca Guadagnino-helmed documentary about a shoemaker to the stars: they're all on the bill.

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Crimes of the Future

Thu, 18 Aug - Wed, 7 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart, David Cronenberg’s long-awaited new body-horror gem is as seductive as it is sinister — and enthralling.

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Crimes of the Future

Thu, 25 Aug - Wed, 14 Sep 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart, David Cronenberg’s long-awaited new body-horror gem is as seductive as it is sinister — and enthralling.

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